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...In today's materialistic world, the phrase that moneycan'tbuy happiness' is tending to be proved hence otherwise. Social research and surveys have shown results based on an individuals income, health and the political scenario which is dominant in his or her region. It is quite obvious that the gap between the privileged and the not so is growing into a great divide giving rise to different class and status, thus defining ones social circle. It should therefore be understood how an individuals economic status affects their personal happiness throughout all aspects of life. Many tend to refer to this age-old quote especially when they tend to belong to sector of people who can't afford the modern day luxuries of life. What they do not realize is that money, might in fact do just that, buy happiness. On the other hand, those who have pockets as heavy as themselves think that money Is nothing but a burden and a complication in life, which is too networked to figure out, let alone solve.
Happiness as defined in the Oxford Dictionary is a feeling of luck, fortune and contentment. The trends of music have hip hop artists expressing their childhoods as miserable experiences because they grew up in the ghetto. However once they have acquired their wealth, things couldn't have been going more smoothly. Could they have not made the best out of their childhood, knowing that they...

...﻿Joshua Jerome
PM Core
4/9/14
Money Cannot Buy Happiness
Do you ever feel like there’s no purpose left in life? That feeling occurs when the happiness inside of you goes away. For many people, money is the most important thing in life next to food to eat and a home to live in. Though for all of these, you need money. That’s where the phrase “money can buy happiness” comes from. Just because money can buy the basic things you need in life, many people think that money can just as easily buy happiness as well.
Although you may have all the money in the world, most of the time you can’t have happiness. “As much money and life as you could want! The one thing most human beings would choose above all is money. The trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them.” J.K. Rowling presented this quote. She means that above all most people would want to choose money over happiness. The trouble is that, though you may want money, you must know that happiness comes first, then comes money. Happiness and money are like two repelling magnets. You can get one or the other, but you can’t get both at the same time. “If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you...

...It’s Your Choice: Money or Happiness.
Although some may view money as just a material object, it is one of the few things that is used on an every day basis. Whether one has enough to spare or not, it is something that many people strive for. The possession of money and the constant struggle people face to get it is something that most certainly takes a toll on the characters of Henrik Ibsen’s play, “A Doll House.” Throughout the course of the play, it seems as if every character makes an important life decision dealing with money, which leads to be his or her tragic flaw.
In Ibsen’s play, the three main characters, Nora, Mrs. Linde, and Krogstad all equally demonstrate how people will make insane life choices in order to obtain money. Although these characters all have a different method to their madness, all of their problems seem to involve money. Nora is described as a “sulky squirrel” when she is given money. She reacts like a small child in a toy store when Helmer takes out his wallet to give her money. It is evident that Nora jumps at every opportunity she is given to have sudden wealth, and it is no taboo to characterize her as money hungry. After receiving money from Helmer, she is quick to say that she wants more money as her Christmas present. Right after being posed what she wanted, she hurriedly answers...

...﻿What MoneyCan’tBuy
As a student studying economics, of course i always study something that has something to do with money. The maximum benefit of something that can be bought with the lowest cost. The basic principle of economics. Although honestly, in high school i was a science student back in high school, I know there are a lot of things that even moneycan’tbuy.
Money. A simple word that is not as simple as it sounds. With it people could be anything they want, they could control people, they could be on top of the government, they could buy things they want. They study hard, they work hard, all is for one purpose. It is to gain Money. We can’t live without money, we know that. We use money to fulfill our humanly desires; to eat, to sleep, to live. But money is not everything. We can buy our needs and wants from it but it can’tbuy true happiness. There are many people in this world that is super rich, multi-billionaire, etc. but are they happy? Are they truly happy with all the money they have? I think the answer is no. Because money doesn’t guarantee true happiness, they only buy pleasure. And it is temporary because the pleasure we get from something will diminish over time....

...In the chapter “Incentives” of book “What MoneyCan’tBuy” written by Michael
J. Sandel, he points out the population control refer to two examples: China’s one-
child policy and tradable procreation permits. Sandel responds that tradable procreation
permits, which was put forward by the economist Kenneth Boulding in 1964, is
preferable in economic standpoint. Each woman had one (or two) certificate to have
an extra child. If a family wants an extra child, they can buy the certificate from other
woman. It makes win-win in which buyers have rights to have extra children while
sellers gain a new source of income. Even though those who don’t sell rights, they won’t
be worse off since they still have one child (71). However, treating children as a luxury
good is unfair that only those who are able to pay can have this good. What’s worse,
buying rights to have children is pretty same with buying kids after they have been born
from others, it’s bribery that corrupting parenthood by promoting a gainful relationship
toward children (71). Also, Sandel states a fact that people should pay the fine 200,000
yuan (about $31,000) if they want an extra child (69). The authorities treat the fine as
penalty that preserves the stigma rather than a fee. Because the one-child policy didn’t
work on the rich people even who were celebrities, the authorities worried that affluent...

...﻿Matthew Polyak
Professor Heather Johnson
English 1000
9 July 2013
Money Can Not Buy Happiness
Do you believe that your income is the main factor in determining your happiness? It is a classic debate that has reached its tentacles into the minds of our nation’s individuals and wrapped itself firmly around their minds having them strive for happiness. Money does not buy happiness. Too many Americans are so blinded by their own ignorance that they constantly pursue happiness as if it was a matter of circumstance rather than their own perspective. Such a way of life is crippling to those individuals because they miss the plethora of opportunities for happiness that surrounds them in every way of life.
Today, more and more people argue that money can buy happiness. Proponents of such a viewpoint often argue that money “makes the world go ‘round”. They may argue that it allows us to have carefree lives because we don’t have financial strain with money. They may argue that it gives people the ability to buy whatever they may want and that causes us to be pleased with our purchase. They may even argue that money allows one to be charitable to others.
Those who make these arguments have the wrong perspective of the world. Those who argue that many buys happiness and those who live their lives in such a manner can...

...Can moneybuy happiness? No, money is a material asset. In today?s world many of us revolve our lives around money, but does it really make us happy? We are contented when we go out buying, not only essentials, but also the latest cars, fashions, new technology, furniture, going on expensive holiday?s etc. Having all these congenial material items will make us happy but it is artificial happiness. True happiness lies within our spirit, to be happy not with material items, but with ourselves, our family, and the gifts God has given us.
When we buy certain items of ?value? they may give us pleasure, but pleasure is not the same as joy or happiness. Pleasure fades quickly, and when pleasure is not connected to goodness and joy it has a bitter aftertaste. If we always choose pleasure over goodness and joy, we shall choke on the residues of the very pleasure that makes us who we are.
Happiness is not connected to being rich or poor. We all need fulfillment from sources other than money. It has been proven that forty-two percent of people would keep their current job, even if they won at least ten million dollars. For example a twenty-six year old Brooklyn (America) schoolteacher kept working despite winning sixty-five million dollars. She stated that, ?My job will keep me grounded, it is about life outside of money; relationships, and comfort.?. This shows us that there are...

...often mistaken by people that money can buy happiness. If only I were rich we sigh. Money is not to be despised. It can do much to make life comfortable. Yet sometimes the rich men are happy while the poor man sing, so the source of happiness cannot be simply in wealth. And those who can never be rich can still be happy.
Happiness is a feeling which we find within ourselves. I believe that money can make us feel happy for a moment but this happiness cannot last for lifetime. Money can buy us bed but not sleep. Food but not appetite. Medicine but not health. Books but not knowledge. Rank but not respect. House but not home. A passport to everywhere except Heaven. So Money is not everything. It’s a wrong perception that all the rich people are the happy people. The richest man in the town could be the most depressed person. Money cannot fix the household problems and the frustration with which one is suffering from.
I believe that in some ways money can consume your life negatively which would not make you very happy. What I mean by this is, say someone is desperate for money, and then they will do anything to get their hands on it. That could mean robbing someone of it, which would consume your life by getting you thrown in jail. Another thing could be that if someone is not desperate for money but the complete opposite,...